The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-19
THE MYSTERIOUS MOTHER
That Sad, Tear-Stained Face Pressed
Against the Window Pane
Fron the CincinnalL 2 80.

Against the Window Pane
From the Cincinnati qnjrer.
The inhabitants of Hart" r-n, little
village four miles north OF L. rnceburg,
are considerably worked up ovsr the mys-
FERROUS appearance as we'll as disappearance
of handsome and neatly alfred young
lady who alghted from a wcst-bound pas
senger train on the Big Four Road at Law
renceburg Junction carrying babe in her
arms: and, after wandering along the pike
until darkness had overtaken her, applied
at the humble residence of William Smothers
for nights lodging and something to eat.
The infant. a tender blue-eyed girl. was ele-
gantly clothed, and appeared in excellent
health, while the mother was pale, emaciated,
and evidently quiteill She gave her name as
Mrs DeSayer, said she was 2l years of
age and lived in New York that her
babe was but two weeks old; that she was
journeying TO indianapolis on business, and
being
WORN OUT WITH TRAVEL,
had concluded to stop off of the train and
take few days Of needed rest, and was
willing TO pay literally for her care and
entertainment, at the same time exhibiting
large roll of money and presenting her
kind hostess with small sum as a forerunner
of coming generosity on her part if they
kept quiet about her presence and accorded
her and her baby the hospitality of their
unpretentious home The honest and I'M
suspecting family were completely capti
waited with the address and manners of their
guest, and the best the place afforded was
at her command After dispOsing of a light
supper she requested to be shown a bed and
soon retired, but at various intervals
through the night the accommodating
family, who were sheltering the troubled
stranger, were awakened
BY HER DISTRESSING soBs
that told of sleep being driven from wearied
eyes by streaming tears, and that heart OF
sorrow fOrbids the wooings of slumber
while hours Of grief We're chasing rest from
the body. Early yesterday morning she
arose, and after learning all about the run
ming of trains on the road near by, a short
time before the arrival of the west-bound
train she expressed her determination TO
conclude her trip to Indianapolis, and pro
posed to leave the babe with the Smothels
family for few DAYS until she could finish
her business at the Hoosier capital and re-
turn, promising to pay them most munif
Gently for the care of her infant when she
should come again. The unsophisticated
Mrs. Smothers, with her heart full of
sympathy for the poor stranger, kindly
consented to the proposition The
young mother bestowed a score of inger-
ing kisses on the innocent face of the soon
to be
DESERTED BABE,
and then fastened to the depot to take the
train for Indianapolis. She refused to pur-
chase a ticket of the agent, but boarded the
train, and when the conductor came around
for her fare she desired to pay only to the
first station, which was GuilfOrd- Here she
left the cars and waited until the next train
coming in an opposite direction came along,
when she again went aboard and travelled
hack again over the route she had just gone,
but failed to dismount at the station she had
left an hour before She continued on to-
ward Cincinnati yet her curiosity or mater
nal desire to again lookupOn the home where
she had forsaken her own child compelled
her to leave her seat in the car and gaze out
of the window III the direction of her aban-
doned babe, and several parties who had
been attracted by the
SAD, PALE FACE
of the feeble mother when she had taken the
train in their presence a short time before
when going in a different direction were
surprised at again seeing that same wan and
now tear-stained face upon another train as
it passed against the glass of the car win
dow, and when the train pulled out from
the station where they had twice seen in less
than an hours time the same strange woman
both going and coming, their wonder as
summed the wings of gossip, and hundred
rumorS about the unknown female filled the
air Who she was, where she came from and
why she abandoned her offspring are ques-
tiOns that may be answered in the future,
under the head Of
'ANoTHER DOWNFALL,
a Young girl led to ruin and disgrace" but
at present the people of excited Harden
town have only the facts related upon which
to build their coniectures. The woman was
small of stature, dark complexioned, did not
appear to be over Is years Of age, wore
neat-ittiug dress of some striped material,
straw hat dark feathers and trimming In
her conversation and manners she gave
evidence of a lady of education and refine
ment and undoubtedly is the victim of
some man deception, and has attempted to
hide the evidence of her shame
PAIN KILLER.